SpoilerSo in brief, if I understand it:
* everyone with a device is "it"
* Seven devices, seven players, six statues, a statue can only hold one device; therefore at least one player is 'it' at any time
* At the end everyone who's "it" dies, unless the round ends first
* No tagbacks
* The location of everything and everyone can be found out
* You can't swap devices with a statue (?), but if you give yours to a player, they become the it.

I'm not sure if you can remove them so as to put two in play, but I assume so, if you were cruel enough.

That's pretty twisted.

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suomynonAyletamitlU Wrote:So in brief, if I understand it:
* everyone with a device is "it"
* Seven devices, seven players, six statues, a statue can only hold one device; therefore at least one player is 'it' at any time
* At the end everyone who's "it" dies, unless the round ends first
* No tagbacks
* The location of everything and everyone can be found out
* You can't swap devices with a statue (?), but if you give yours to a player, they become the it.

I'm not sure if you can remove them so as to put two in play, but I assume so, if you were cruel enough.

That's pretty twisted.

That's about the gist of it. It's not just statues that can't be double-it, it's players too, so tagging a player who is already It does nothing.

To clarify the bit with the question mark, he was essentially saying you can't knock the device out of a statue's hand and then make it take your It-ness. The devices record the names regardless of whether they're being held by the appropriate person or not. So, if you have a device and you find a statue that has one as well, taking its device doesn't change anything because you're already It, and tagging it with your device afterwards doesn't change anything because it's still It even though it's not holding the device anymore.

SpoilerSo, as I wrote this, I noticed that I haven't always been identifying the speaker. Are they distinct enough that you can tell, or should I make it more clear?

SpoilerYes, he still has his device. He's mulling over what to do with it for the moment.

Spoilershe is after me oh no!

SpoilerYeah, that's, uh, more than three hours there, buddy.

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suomynonAyletamitlU Wrote:Yeah, that's, uh, more than three hours there, buddy.

I agree!

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Alice Wrote:

suomynonAyletamitlU Wrote:Yeah, that's, uh, more than three hours there, buddy.

I agree!

Therefore someone else can post now. After three hours, the reserve is void.

SpoilerI gotta point out- the real fun begins when only one person is It. You don't have to make finding a manikin extremely difficult.

Also, while it's alright to be polite, feel free to force the It to change hands multiple times by taking control of many characters. There's no need to shy away from being It- on the contrary, it opens a lot of writing potential.

SpoilerSorry for the delay guys. Took awhile.

SpoilerNote: He phased through the glassy floor, which I assume is designed to be pretty tough, then carved a hole in the floor on the other side. That way, even after his holograms end (if they ever do), she will still be "buried". That accounts for all three coins. Also, this act took a little of the grav crystal, as phasing requires creating a space that bridges the gap.

In that way he also took Miles' advice to heart--he didn't attack her, he just moved her into a position he figured she couldn't get out of.

I had no idea where I was going with this, I just sorta did it. I dunno.

SpoilerI've gotten a couple PMs questioning me about the particulars of the mechanics here. While your characters still only know what was told to them, here's a technical explanation:

There are seven devices. Each time a device touches someone, it records their name on its surface, except in two situations: 1) if that person was the last person whose name was recorded on the device or 2) if another device already has that person's name recorded on it. There are seven of you, and you all start with one device with your name on it. There are a whole bunch of wax statues, but only six of them are alive. The devices don't count touching a non-alive wax statue, but they do count touching a living statue or another player.

There are three screens. They are in different locations in the arena, not visible at the same time.

One screen shows the location of every person, including non-living wax persons. It identifies which of the map markers are not made of wax, but does not say any names or any other way of identifying which player is which, nor whether the players who are It have the devices with them or not.

One screen shows the locations of every device, but no players and no names.

One screen shows a list of names of people who are not It. It does not show any locations.

When the countdown ends, everyone whose name is recorded on a device loses.

So here's some examples of interactions, just to make sure we're clear.

There are three people, A, B, and C. There are 2 devices, 1 and 2.

A has device 1 and it says A on it. B has device 2 and it says B on it.

A throws 1 at B, hitting him. Because B is already recorded on 2, nothing changes. B is free to pick up 1. If the round ended, A and B would both lose.

B has 1 which has A on it and 2 which has B on it. He finds C and tags him with 2, without putting 1 down first. 2 changes to C. Now 1 is still touching B, and B is not recorded on any other devices. 1 changes to B. If the round ended, B and C would lose.

C takes 1 and 2 from B and runs. Now C has 1 which says B and 2 which says C. He hides 1 somewhere and finds A. He tags A with 2, but runs away with it. Since C was the last person to be recorded on 2, it doesn't change back to C even though he is still holding it. There are no tagbacks. C now has 2, which says A. 1, which still says B, is hidden somewhere. If the round ended, A and B would lose.

A looks on the map and finds 1, which says B. He picks it up. Since it said A immediately before it said B, it doesn't change because that would be a tagback, even though C held it in the interim. He finds C, still carrying 2 which says A, standing next to B. C throws 2 at B. While 2 is in midair, A touches C with 1, still holding onto it. 1 changes to C. If the round ended in this moment, A and C would lose.

If A sees 2 sailing through the air and drops 1 at C's feet, then 2 hits B and changes to B. If the round ended, B and C would lose. If A held onto 1 instead and ran, then when 2 hit B, it would change to B and 1 would change to A because it's touching him and he's no longer recorded elsewhere. If the round ended, A and B would lose.

Obviously I am using the most convoluted examples possible. I doubt the interactions will get that complicated, I just wanted to get all the bases covered.

SpoilerOne more Q, what happened to that wax lady? Oh and who are the wax players, precisely?

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Wojjan Wrote:One more Q, what happened to that wax lady? Oh and who are the wax players, precisely?

Well, that's up to you to develop your as you see fit. We give you the bare skeleton of each round, it's up to you guys to reveal as many details as you need in the posts that you make. The only reason I went into excruciating detail about the rules of the actual game itself is because MyifanW and I worked pretty hard to develop a game that left a lot of opportunity for backstabbing and animosity to develop between players. It's going to force you guys to do things that potentially harm others. So the How of the setting is clearly laid out, but beyond "colosseum meets laser tag arena meets several different biomes plus wax statues," the Who, What, When, Where, and Why of the setting is up to you to reveal.

I can tell you the background I had in mind for this place and how I would answer those questions if I were in your position, but by no means is this the final word on the matter.

The gist of it is that some terrible semi-godlike overlord in a magitech universe comes to power on this particular planet. He builds a kingdom, with him as ruler, so naturally people are going to oppose him. Rather than doing the standard send-minions-to-crush-his-enemies schtick, he decides to use them to entertain the masses and build loyalty. Cue the construction of this place. Would-be heroes are amassed here to play this game with each other and whittle down their numbers. It's almost like a Grand Battle. The losers become wax statues. Random wax statues are "activated" and come to life each game, in a quantity one less than the number of heroes playing. The woman at the beginning was just some wax construct created to explain the rules to each new group of combatants, which Bryce blew up to make Miles do the explanation.

Maybe Bryce swapped some of the statues with wax duplicates of contestants in other Grand Battles for the lols. That seems like something he might do.

SpoilerI misunderstood what the first screen did. It differentiates between wax people and contestants, and doesn't show who's It or not It. That's totally my bad, it's what Miles said in the description in the first place. It shouldn't make much difference to the progression of the game so far, and I edited my rules post.

SpoilerAhaha Hyrulian shield. [img]images/smilies/apple.gif[/img] [img]images/smilies/icon_up.gif[/img]

Also, super-short post. Guess who the next eliminee's going to be? [img]images/smilies/pccool.gif[/img]

Once I manage to find a reason for Nothing to change forms, though, his character should get a lot more interesting. And not so boring. Yeah. Here's hopin'.

SpoilerShort posts > no posts.

Spoilerthis took aaaages and I'm still not happy the way it turned out, also, is this move even allowed? I feel like I put a cactus on the chessboard that kills any piece on the chessboard.

SpoilerEdited once for gamebreaking measures. Please reread.

Spoileruh... You can't free the wax people. They're trapped. Also mostly dead.